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Originally Posted by redpoint5
It could have had a measly 3.4 kWh larger battery pack and that extra range would be available all of the time rather than only during optimum conditions.
Seems range claims have no accountability. Tesla is notorious for claiming more range than people typically get. They can get away with it because range varies so much depending on environmental conditions that it's difficult to define a testing regimen that will produce accurate estimates for people in those varied regions.
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Somewhere I saw it read that there's also the EPA rating that not only gives you a number off of standardized tests, but if you're willing to put in more testing you can increase the EPA range number even further.
Of course with so much range and Tesla being marketed as a sports car and not a fuel efficient sipper that you can double the range in by just going slower I don't think that most people that have them drive efficiently.